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@nitrh tatrsv @anni @ffice ISRAEL L. LANDIS, OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.Letters Patent No. 73,016, dated January 7, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN 'FARM-GATES.

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TO ALL WHOMIT MAY OONGERN:

Be it knownthat I, Isltanr. L. LANDIS, of the city oi' Lancaster, countyof Lancaster, and State of `I E'enn. Sylvania, have invented an ImprovedFarm-Gate; and I do hereby declare the following to be an exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a. partof thisspecication. i l

The nature of my .invention consists in an upright spring-lever(attached to the latch of the gate) near the centre of the gate,operated by rope and pulleys, and a cross-rail, set diagonally'acrossthe gate, for the purpose of raising the front part of' the gate.

, Figure 1 is a. perspective view of the gate,and

Figure'2 exhibits the hinge. f

A `A. A A represent four posts; B, the gate, that is attadhed to thecentre posts A A by hinges C C, the hinges being bent so as to form anaperture, D, at the bend,to fit on to a staple, E, in the hind post A. AWooden block, F, 'ts into the centre of the hinge, to stay the hinge,and strengthen its position between the rails G and Gand uprights H H,at therear end of the gate,.by means of bolts, JJ, passing through theuprights H, rails G, and hinge C. Allthe rails G of the gate operate onpivot-bolts at their rear ends. K is an upright lever, on the one sideof the gate, near its centre, operating on a pivot, L, at its lower end,braced .by a clip, M, and having a ilat spring, N, to throw the leverforward, that is attached to the latch P- at R, to close or-shilt thelatch,` by .which .means the latch is self-acting, to fasten the gatewhen closed. At the upper end of the lever K the rope S is fastened, andpasses around the pulleys T on the top rail of the gate, and.

extends on each side to the arms U U, on ,the outer posts A A,over"'pulleys V V, with a handle, WW, at each end, when, by pulling ateither handle, W W, the lever K draws back the latch, and the gate isdrawn back by the rope, and opened or closed at either side, the latchcatching into the groove or either of the posts. rail operating as alever, X, works on a pivot, Y, at the lower end, and a clip, Z, at theupper cali, on the upper rail 'Gef the gate, and as the upper end of therail'X (which rests diagonally across the gate) is raised, the front endof the gate is raised to any required height, and is held in itsposition by a pin, passing through apertures in the toprail-G. The gateisthus adjusted fromv six inches to tivo feet in height in front, so asto allow poultry or pigs to Ipass under, or to open and close free of'snow in the winter.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isi i 1. The upright lever K, its spring N, clip M, and latch P, .whenarranged, combined, and .operated by thc rope S and pulleys T, ashereindescribed, and for the purposes set forth.

2. I also claim the construction and combination of the benthingcC withits insideblock F, as herein described,`and for the purposes set forth.l f

3. I also claiin the diagonal rail X, with its clip Z, when combined andoperated with the upper rail G of the gate, as herein described, and forthe purposes set forth.

- ISRAEL L. LANDIS.

Witnesses:

J. FRANKLIN REIGAET, EDM.'F. BROWN.-

